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SERMON • SERMON 60

Sovereignty and Salvation

Isaiah 45:22

… Solon, are utterly forgotten now; and could we hear them speak, the veriest child in our schools would laugh to think that he understandeth more of philosophy than …

SERMON • SERMON 754

The Saint and the Spirit

John 14:17

… You are a living child of God if the Spirit of God dwells in you—without Him you are dead while you live. In trying to show this …

SERMON • SERMON 194

Human Responsibility

John 15:22

… a tear in her eye, and you heard her say, “God bless the child, may he call the Redeemer blessed!” You remember how your father did often chide …

SERMON • SERMON 1275

One Greater Than the Temple

Matthew 12:6

… him learn of him, for he by the Eternal Spirit still guides his children into all truth, solves their difficulties, removes their doubts, and comforts their hearts, giving …

SERMON • SERMON 2165

The Serpent's Sentence

Genesis 3:14

… Would not the lamp of Truth go out? Would not the worship of the Lord be utterly abhorred? Ah, no—a little child was brought by his mother …

SERMON • SERMON 1346

Guile Forsaken When Guilt Is Forgiven

Psalm 32:2

… He would rather have a little true Grace than abound in great pretensions and he considers the lowest place among the children of God to be better than …

SERMON • SERMON 571

Unbelievers Stumbling—Believers Rejoicing

Romans 9:33

… given up—"because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience," and, "without holiness no man can see the Lord." Human nature kicks …

SERMON • SERMON 1010

Light for Those Who Sit in Darkness

Matthew 4:15-16

… Little children loved him; he called them and they willingly came, for he was meek and lowly of heart. O sinner, could he refuse thee? Do you think …

SERMON • SERMON 1162

Saving Faith

Luke 7:50

… Let not the elders of the church expect it, let not parents require it from their children; let not anxious friends look for it; do not expect it …

SERMON • SERMON 2255

God Justified, Though Man Believes Not

Romans 3:3

… But alas, alas! Among those who appear to be the children of the Kingdom, brought up in the worship of God, there are some, yes, many, who have …

SERMON • SERMON 2865

Fencing the Table

1 Corinthians 11:28

… Christ wants Believers at His Table—they are His own children. If you are believing in Him, He invites you to come and you will be welcome if …

SERMON • SERMON 2436

"How Good to Those Who Seek!"

Lamentations 3:25

… You will see him, now, trying to believe, very much like a little child tries to take his first steps in walking alone. His mother holds out an …

SERMON • SERMON 2034

Peter's Restoration

Luke 22:60-62

… His fall was soon over—he was like a little child learning to walk, scarcely down before his mother has him up again. It was not a continuance …

SERMON • SERMON 3191

The True Aim of Preaching

Acts 13:38

… He was clothed in purple and fine linen and as for God's child Lazarus, he thought he was a poor miserable beggar, only fit to be with …

SERMON • SERMON 3142

Established Work

Psalm 90:17

… There is no glory in our work, but 'let Your work appear unto Your servants, and Your Glory,' which always goes with it, 'unto their children.' Let us …

SERMON • SERMON 2887

A Dire Disease Strangely Cured

Isaiah 53:5

… The other day he said, "What do I care about Heaven or Hell? What is the Day of Judgment to me? These are bugbears to frighten children! What …

SERMON • SERMON 2289

The Right Keynote for the New Year

Psalm 115:18

… Our work must be done soon or it will never be done! O teachers, you must win your children for Christ soon, for you are not to live …

SERMON • SERMON 2826

The King in Pilate's Hall

John 18:37

… He speaks as simply as a child. There is no attempt at any display of learning in our Savior's teaching. Because it is all solid Truth and …

SERMON • SERMON 2762

Taking Hold of God's Covenant

Isaiah 56:4

… From all your uncleanness will I cleanse you, and you shall be My child, and I will be your Father and your God." What a Covenant of Grace …

SERMON • SERMON 2228

The Law's Failure and Fulfillment

Romans 8:3

… That would be the highest pleasure to the child of the flesh. But the child of God hates sin as sin! He loves holiness as holiness and if …

SERMON • SERMON 609

Knowledge Commended

Daniel 11:32

… Do not be content to be always chil-dren—you will never be men unless you are children first! Do not be content to be stunted in your …

SERMON • SERMON 1946

Eternal Life Within Present Grasp

1 Timothy 6:12

… We are no longer enemies, but friends of God; no longer heirs of wrath, but children of the Most High. The spirit of adoption within us cries, "Abba …

SERMON • SERMON 3181

A Sermon for a Winter's Evening

John 18:18

… Full often professors who God prospers in this world so train their children that they forsake the spiritual worship of God and turn their backs on principles for …

SERMON • SERMON 1389

A Gospel Sermon To Outsiders

Mark 10:49

… that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Simple, child-like reliance upon the Lord Jesus gives immediate and complete salvation to the trustful …

SERMON • SERMON 2463

Why Men Reject Christ

Luke 9:52

… Yet, Beloved, any child of God, though he was converted only yesterday, may know what Jesus meant! Now observe that, as the first part of this chapter sets …

SERMON • SERMON 1820

Fallen Angels a Lesson To Fallen Men

2 Peter 2:4

… You may be the child of godly parents who watch over you with sedulous care, and yet you may grow up to be a man of Belial. You …

SERMON • SERMON 2910

The Harvest and the Vintage

Revelation 14:14-20

… for the time is come for You to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe." When the Lord Jesus comes, every child of God will be …

SERMON • SERMON 343

A Basket of Summer Fruit

Amos 8:1-2

… He is no more a child in knowledge, but is become a man in understanding. He shall ripen in knowledge until he shall know even as he is …

SERMON • SERMON 2093

The Curse and the Curse for Us

Galatians 3:10-14

… I am glad to sing with the children— "He knew how wicked we had been, And knew that God must punish sin— So, out of pity, Jesus said …

SERMON • SERMON 1806

A Summary of Experience and a Body of Divinity

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

… Therefore do we preach first Christ crucified, while at the same time we do not forget that blessed hope of the child of God,’namely, Christ in glory …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 76

Psalm 76

… God's purging work is advanced among his own children by the wrath of men: there is much of the dross of corruption cleaves to the Lord's …

SERMON • SERMON 1067

The Resurrection Credible

Acts 26:8

… If it did not happen so often, the birth of every child into the world would astound us. We should consider a birth to be, as indeed it …

SERMON • SERMON 1214

Strengthening Medicine For God's Servants

Joshua 1:5

… They turned back in the day of battle, even the children of Ephraim, when they were armed and carried bows. They were very apt to go aside into …

SERMON • SERMON 2867

The Life-look

Isaiah 45:22

… I am on the tree, dying for sinners— look unto Me! Look unto Me!' "That is all you have to do! A child can look! One who is …

SERMON • SERMON 2428

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Revelation 19:9

… for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that …

SERMON • SERMON 2570

Jesus Sitting on the Well

John 4:6

… Are Yougreater than our father Jacob who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, andhis children, andhis cattle?'Ah, she did not know how infinitely superior Jesus …

SERMON • SERMON 1700

A Monument for the Dead, and a Voice to the Living

Romans 10:5-9

… It is such milk for babes that I have known people refuse such plain truth because they were not willing to be treated like little children. Just as …

SERMON • SERMON 165

The Warning Neglected

Ezekiel 33:5

… lives; the finest happiness in all the world is the happiness of a child of God. You may have your pleasures—oh, yes! you shall have them doubled …

SERMON • SERMON 2735

Fountains of Repentant Tears

Mark 14:72

… Do you remember how earnestly you used to teach the children, how anxious you were to lead the little ones to the Savior, and the intense joy with …

SERMON • SERMON 2944

Urging Lot

Genesis 19:15

… It is amazing how long Christians linger over the work of seeking the conversion of their own children. I know, dear Friend, that you have resolved in your …